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Course image German: The Language
Basic German Records
GR-102: German: The Language
Course Summary:

Optional Print Course Material: German: The Language

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Although North America, Australia, and New Zealand had a significant amount of German immigration, it may feel scary to explore German records if you don't speak the language. Adding to the language barrier, many German records are written in unfamiliar handwriting. English and German are closely related. Fluency isn't required to be a good genealogist in German records. This course introduces the keys needed so researchers can be successful in German genealogy. This course focuses on understanding written German from an English perspective. German: Reading the Records (GR-201) will focus on the various handwriting and printing styles used in German records. 
Contact Hours: 18
Grading Scale: 70% Tests/30% Assignments
Course Length: 7 weeks
Course Content

MODULE 1
GERMAN LANGUAGE FROM AN ENGLISH PERSPECTIVE
Interchangeable Letters
Classes of Words

MODULE 2
GERMAN WORD LISTS & DICTIONARIES
Commercial German-English Dictionaries   
German Word List

MODULE 3
GERMAN GRAMMAR
Nouns  
Compound Words  
Articles & Gender  
Pronouns  
Conjunctions  

MODULE 4
GERMAN GRAMMAR...Continued
Prepositions  
Adjectives  
Verbs  
Adverbs  

MODULE 5
READING GERMAN CHURCH REGISTERS  
Literal Translations  
Multi-Stage Translation   

MODULE 6
READING GERMAN PUBLISHED SOURCES
About automated translation  
New Technology Introduced Google Translate  
Other Translation Resources